Shades of Green

The forests of Michigan's Upper Peninsula are simply stunning. Porcupine Mountains contains acres and acres of old growth forests. Just imagine...some of the hemlocks were alive when the pilgrims stepped off the Mayflower!



I am always amazed at the variety of plant life in the forest...moss, lichen, plant, fern, bush, tree, and each one with a unique shade of green. I wish I were an artist that could capture them in a sketchbook. Did you know that Beatrix Potter, the famed children's author and illustrator, was a botanist? I think it explains her ability to capture the natural world so well.



For today's card, I used various shades of green to capture the feel of the forest. The leaves are not stamps, but part of the new jumbo wheel called Bright Blessings. I always forget to use my wheels, and so many of them have great sentiments and images.

{recipe: Bright Blessings Wheel, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Weathered stamp, old olive ink/cardstock, marker, sage shadow cardstock/marker, certainly celery cardstock/marker, celery ribbon, felt flower and brad (all from Stampin' Up}

The next time you are at the library or video store, check out the movie "Miss Potter", starring Renee Zelwegger and Ewan MacGregor. It's just a delightful movie to watch on a rainy day, and it may even inspire you to pick up a skecthbook and break out the watercolors.